Lemon Layer Cake

RECIPE
Sponge Cake
- 250g of flour
- 1 + ½ tsp of baking powder
- ½ tsp of baking soda
- 1 tsp of salt
- 140g of soft butter, at room temperature
- 250g of sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- 160ml of milk
- 3 tbsp of lemon zest
- 80ml of lemon juice
- 175°C
- 30 min.
- Mix the flour, the baking soda, the baking powder and salt altogether.
- Mix the milk and lemon juice in another recipient.
- Mix the butter with sugar and lemon zest.
- Add the eggs, one by one, to the butter mixture then add the vanilla extract.
- Add the flour mixture and the milk mixture.
- Divide the cake mixture in two similar round tins equally and bake at 180°C for 30 minutes. Preferably use a 20cm round tin.
The filling: Lemon Curd
- Juice of 1 big lemon
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 90g of sugar
- 2 eggs
- 100g of butter
- Put the lemon zest, the lemon juice and sugar in a small pan and bring to a boil.
- Whisk the eggs then add them to the mixture. Keep stirring on fire for 2 minutes.
- Remove the pan from fire and add the butter. Mix the cream until the butter is totally melted.
- Put the curd in a glass bowl and cover with a cellophane. Make sure the cellophane is in contact with the curd to avoid having a solid cream layer on top when it cools.
- Put the curd in the fridge for later use.
The Frosting
- 200g of cream cheese (Philadelphia cheese)
- 100g of soft butter (at room temperature)
- 175g of icing sugar
- 2 tbsp of lemon zest
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- A pinch of salt
- Whip the cream cheese until creamy then add butter and beat until soft and homogeneous.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and whip until smooth then keep in the fridge for later use.
The Assembling
- Once the two parts of the cake has cooled down, start the assembling.
- Put the first layer of the cake on the plate.
- Make a ring with the frosting then fill the middle with the lemon curd. That way, the curd will not run between the layers. Note that I kept some of the lemon curd for decoration.
- Put the second layer and cover the whole cake with the frosting.
- Decorate the way you like.
ENJOY YOUR HOMEMADE TREAT!
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